MABU shoving back to their train after making a pickup from the CPKC interchange.

MABU arriving Nora Springs where they will stop and make a pickup of a few cars from the CPKC.

The IANR MABU blasting out of town for Butler.

The Iowa Northern shut down operations for a bit on Saturday so their employees could enjoy a company ride and lunch. The employee special ran from Waterloo to Vinton and back. Here the job pokes ... (more)

The Iowa Northern ran a passenger train from Manly to Cedar Rapids on Monday, 9/30. Mostly IANR management people rode the train, maybe as a final farewell-type trip. Everyone is still waiting on ... (more)

The Cedar Rapids to Waterloo job is working La Porte City on their way back to Waterloo. The crew sets out empties for loading at the elevator and now shoves back to their train. In February 2025,... (more)

The Cedar Rapids to Waterloo local is about 5 miles from La Porte City. This job can be all over the place for timing heading back to Waterloo. Usually the job heads south out of Waterloo from 21:... (more)

With no 524 local overnight to service the Oelwein Sub, the 534 Waterloo switcher came out today and did the work. The crew brought the train out on Tuesday for 524 but just continued where they l... (more)

For a short time during takeover, the IANR switcher job at Waterloo (WSE) started in the CN yard and made Bryant Yard flips. During that time the CN kept the power on the ramp track so they can co... (more)

The last 3 days the Iowa Northern side worked to get a train off the Oelwein Sub back to Waterloo. In doing that, they sent 2 sets of power to Fairbank to pull half of a unit train and a bunch of ... (more)

The Butler to Waterloo crew is beginning to assemble their train at Butler. The crew works in the afternoons and makes a Waterloo flip. This traffic is mainly bound for the either the CN, WACR job... (more)

The Butler to Waterloo flipper crew is about 3 miles from the junction with the CN. There they will travel over the CN Waterloo Sub to West Waterloo and onto Bryant Yard. Today's train has 62 cars... (more)

The Butler to Waterloo flipper job works south on the Manly Sub outside of Shell Rock. The 62-car train normally goes to work in the afternoon to move traffic off the north end of the railroad to ... (more)

A 94-car Butler-to-Waterloo freight is about 5 miles out of Butler. Here they pass this farmstead on the south side of Shell Rock. CN SD70Ms continue to get added to the captive service on the IAN... (more)

A 94-car Butler-to-Waterloo freight has just gotten going out of Butler. Here they pass a single ex-Rock Island ABS signal on the north side of Shell Rock. CN SD70Ms continue to get added to the c... (more)